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About
Moodle has its own build-in Instant Messaging system, which is not limited to a specific course site. Logged in users (students, instructors, TAs) may send messages to each other, regardless whether they are enrolled in the same course or not.
By default, if people are online, they will receive a message right in Moodle, usually as a pop-up. If the participants are offline for 10 minutes, then they will also get a copy of the message via their regular email. Participants may modify their preferences via the Messenger settings.
Tip: If you want to have instant communication with a group of people only from your course, you can use a Chat tool instead.
Access Messenger 
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- Login to Moodle
- Click on myMoodle link in the upper right corner: https://moodle.umn.edu/my
- Messenger block will be displayed on the right
Add Messenger block to your site
If you plan to use Messenger tool a lot, you may add a Messenger block to your site to make the navigation easier:
- Go to your site homepage
- Click Turn editing on button
- Select Messenger from the Blocks block in the lower right corner
Send a message to one person
Option 1:
- Click on the Messenger link
- Click Search tab
- Type the name of the person you are looking for
- Click Search button
- Once you have found a person, add him/her to your messenger contact list by clicking on the Add a contact icon
 . The icon will change  , and you will not need to search for a person next time
- Click on the name of the person and type your message in the new window
- Click Send message button
Option 2: If you are an instructor, and if your site has a People block, then you may also send instant messages by another method:
- Go to your site homepage
- Click on the Participants link in People block
- Click on the name of the person (go to the user's profile)
- Click Send message button
Send a message to several people
If you are an instructor, and if your site has a People block, you may send instant messages in bulk:
- Go to your site homepage
- Click on the Participants link in the People block
- Select people by marking checkboxes in the Select column, or scroll down and click Select all button
- From the dropdown menu With selected users..., choose Add/send message
- Type your message on the next screen, click Preview, click Send
Allow students to send messages to several people
By default students are not allowed to send bulk messages to the course participants. You may allow them to do so by overriding permissions of the Student role.
- Go to your site
- Click Assign roles link in the Administration block
- Click Override roles tab
- Click Student link
- Set Send a message to many people to Allow by choosing radiobutton in the second column
- Scroll down and click Save changes
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